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Archive - Jul 1, 2009

Hail ruined the Rockwave Festival in Athens

01 July 2009 / 18:07:11  
Hail and thunderstorms ruined two of the four days of the Rockwave Festival in Athens. Duffy, The Killers, Eden James, Tricky, and W.A.S.P’s fans left soaking and disappointed.


Smoking in Greece - forbidden!

01 July 2009 / 17:07:48  
Today's day came – July 1st and Greek smokers will suffer, because smoking in public places is forbidden and fines will be high. But Greek have a long history with tobacco - its production has helped the survival of thousands of families. Cigarettes are also connected to women's emancipation and with the revolutionary act of the youth in the 70s.


5.9 quake shook Crete

01 July 2009 / 15:07:34  
The epicenter was 450km southeast of Athens and right after it there was another one. As of now there are no reported victims and damages.


Another doping scandal with Greek heavyweight lifters

01 July 2009 / 10:07:28  

The test results of two Greek heavy weight lifters for illegal substances came out positive. The test was done on June 1st, during the team’s practice in Cyprus for the Mediterranean Games in Peskara.



Successful first days for the Acropolis Museum

01 July 2009 / 09:07:06  
Nearly 120 thousand visitors for the first 10 days and 260 thousand online visitors from 169 countries.